Pre-tourney Rankings
Rutgers
Big Ten
2017-18
Overall
Predictive Rating+3.0#121
Expected Predictive Rating+2.3#131
Pace64.8#284
Improvement-2.2#275

Offense
Total Offense+1.5#121
First Shot+0.0#1
After Offensive Rebound+0.0#1
Layup/Dunks+0.0#1
2 Pt Jumpshots+0.0#1
3 Pt Jumpshots+0.0#1
Freethrows+0.0#1
Improvement+0.8#136

Defense
Total Defense+1.5#121
First Shot+0.0#1
After Offensive Rebounds+0.0#1
Layups/Dunks+0.0#1
2 Pt Jumpshots+0.0#1
3 Pt Jumpshots+0.0#1
Freethrows+0.0#1
Improvement-3.0#302
NowWin NextLose Next
#1 Overall Seed 0.0% n/a n/a
#1 Seed 0.0% n/a n/a
Top 2 Seed 0.0% n/a n/a
Top 4 Seed 0.0% n/a n/a
Top 6 Seed 0.0% n/a n/a
NCAA Tourney Bid 0.0% n/a n/a
At-Large Bid if not Auto Qualifier 0.0% n/a n/a
Average Seed n/a n/a n/a
.500 or above 0.0% n/a n/a
.500 or above in Conference 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Conference Champion 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Last Place in Conference 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
First Four0.0% n/a n/a
First Round0.0% n/a n/a
Second Round0.0% n/a n/a
Sweet Sixteen0.0% n/a n/a
Elite Eight0.0% n/a n/a
Final Four0.0% n/a n/a
Championship Game0.0% n/a n/a
National Champion0.0% n/a n/a

Projected Seeding Not in Tournament  


Date Opponent Result/Prediction Record Conf Rating Offense Defense
  Nov 12, 2017 309   Central Connecticut St. W 71-67 91%     1 - 0 -8.1 -6.1 -6.1
  Nov 14, 2017 300   Cleveland St. W 70-38 90%     2 - 0 +20.8 -5.6 -5.6
  Nov 19, 2017 347   Coppin St. W 64-39 97%     3 - 0 +5.0 -10.0 -10.0
  Nov 21, 2017 343   Bryant W 83-54 96%     4 - 0 +10.9 -9.1 -9.1
  Nov 24, 2017 286   East Carolina W 61-47 89%     5 - 0 +3.6 -5.2 -5.2
  Nov 28, 2017 33   Florida St. L 73-78 29%     5 - 1 +3.8 +4.4 +4.4
  Dec 03, 2017 109   @ Minnesota L 67-89 33%     5 - 2 0 - 1 -14.6 +3.7 +3.7
  Dec 05, 2017 6   Michigan St. L 52-62 13%     5 - 3 0 - 2 +4.9 +7.4 +7.4
  Dec 07, 2017 255   NJIT W 73-64 86%     6 - 3 +0.2 -4.4 -4.4
  Dec 09, 2017 279   Fairleigh Dickinson W 92-54 88%     7 - 3 +28.0 -5.0 -5.0
  Dec 12, 2017 278   Fordham W 75-63 88%     8 - 3 +2.1 -4.9 -4.9
  Dec 16, 2017 25   Seton Hall W 71-65 27%     9 - 3 +15.3 +4.7 +4.7
  Dec 22, 2017 222   Stony Brook L 73-75 OT 82%     9 - 4 -8.6 -3.3 -3.3
  Dec 28, 2017 218   Hartford L 58-60 81%     9 - 5 -8.3 -3.1 -3.1
  Jan 03, 2018 4   @ Purdue L 51-82 6%     9 - 6 0 - 3 -9.9 +10.6 +10.6
  Jan 05, 2018 64   Wisconsin W 64-60 41%     10 - 6 1 - 3 +9.3 +2.6 +2.6
  Jan 10, 2018 6   @ Michigan St. L 72-76 OT 6%     10 - 7 1 - 4 +16.9 +10.5 +10.5
  Jan 14, 2018 17   Ohio St. L 46-68 22%     10 - 8 1 - 5 -10.8 +5.6 +5.6
  Jan 17, 2018 86   Iowa W 80-64 49%     11 - 8 2 - 5 +19.3 +1.6 +1.6
  Jan 21, 2018 10   @ Michigan L 47-62 7%     11 - 9 2 - 6 +4.2 +9.6 +9.6
  Jan 24, 2018 51   Nebraska L 54-60 36%     11 - 10 2 - 7 +0.7 +3.3 +3.3
  Jan 27, 2018 28   @ Penn St. L 43-60 13%     11 - 11 2 - 8 -1.8 +7.6 +7.6
  Jan 30, 2018 94   @ Illinois L 60-91 31%     11 - 12 2 - 9 -22.8 +4.1 +4.1
  Feb 03, 2018 4   Purdue L 76-78 13%     11 - 13 2 - 10 +13.1 +7.5 +7.5
  Feb 05, 2018 66   Indiana L 43-65 42%     11 - 14 2 - 11 -17.1 +2.5 +2.5
  Feb 10, 2018 51   @ Nebraska L 55-67 18%     11 - 15 2 - 12 +0.7 +6.4 +6.4
  Feb 13, 2018 79   Northwestern W 67-58 OT 46%     12 - 15 3 - 12 +12.9 +2.0 +2.0
  Feb 17, 2018 45   @ Maryland L 51-61 16%     12 - 16 3 - 13 +3.5 +6.7 +6.7
  Feb 20, 2018 17   @ Ohio St. L 52-79 10%     12 - 17 3 - 14 -9.8 +8.6 +8.6
  Feb 25, 2018 94   Illinois L 62-75 53%     12 - 18 3 - 15 -10.8 +1.1 +1.1
  Feb 28, 2018 109   Minnesota W 65-54 44%     13 - 18 +15.4 +2.2 +2.2
  Mar 01, 2018 66   Indiana W 76-69 32%     14 - 18 +15.0 +4.0 +4.0
  Mar 02, 2018 4   Purdue L 75-82 9%     14 - 19 +11.1 +9.0 +9.0
Projected Record 14.0 - 19.0 3.0 - 15.0




Numbers in tables represent percent chance of outcome occurring.



Projected Big Ten Finish

0-18 1-17 2-16 3-15 4-14 5-13 6-12 7-11 8-10 9-9 10-8 11-7 12-6 13-5 14-4 15-3 16-2 17-1 18-0 Total
1st 1st
2nd 2nd
3rd 3rd
4th 4th
5th 5th
6th 6th
7th 7th
8th 8th
9th 9th
10th 10th
11th 11th
12th 12th
13th 13th
14th 100.0 100.0 14th
Total 100.0 Total



Big Ten Regular Season Championship

Record Champion Total Outright 2-Way 3-Way 4-Way 5-Way 6-Way 7-Way 8-Way
18-0
17-1
16-2
15-3
14-4
13-5
12-6
11-7
10-8
9-9
Total



NCAA Tournament Selection

Conf RecordRecord ChanceTourney
Bid		AutoAt-LargeAvg
Seed		 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 No Bid At-Large if not Auto
18-0
17-1
16-2
15-3
14-4
13-5
12-6
11-7
10-8
9-9
8-10
7-11
6-12
5-13
4-14
3-15 100.0% 100.0
2-16
1-17
0-18
Total 100% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0 100.0 0.0%